SHEPSHED Dynamo moved to third in the Midland Football League table with results elsewhere going their way and a 3-2 victory at the Dovecote Stadium against local rivals Bardon Hill.

Shepshed started the brighter of the two sides and were in front on eight minutes Michael Reeve firing low past Ben Hough from Karl Whymark’s nudge back

Bardon rallied but they were unable to break Shepshed down and it was Matt Langham who doubled Dynamo’s lead. Danny Chapman’s strong leap above Steve Chaplin for Langham to race onto as Hough advanced out of his area and Langham rounded him to shoot at the Bardon goal where Chris Gray was unable to stop the ball from going into the net on 31 minutes.

The second half was a total different story. Shepshed were cruising at half time but it was Bardon with no fewer than seven ex Shepshed players who came out fighting.

It took just six minutes for Bardon to reduce the arrears. Rob Mulonga was brought down in the box by Will Rawdon and Chaplin dispatched the penalty past Jack Drury.

Bardon were level on 543 minutes when Will Rooke’s right foot curling shot from outside the area flew past Drury into the right corner of the net.

Bardon close to the relegation zone went in search of a winner, but it was Shepshed who took the lead again 62 minutes. Reeve attacked the Bardon defence and was brought down by Jack Green. It was contentious whether Reeve was in the area but the referee pointed to the penalty spot and Liam Read stepped up to take the penalty and put Dynamo back in front.

Both sides had further chances but Shepshed held on to claim all three points and move up to third in the table.